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70% are in favour of Vytis to be featured on Lithuanian euro coins
BC, Vilnius, 12.03.2014.
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Print versionAccording to a survey commissioned by the Bank of Lithuania and conducted by company Spinter Tyrimai, as much as 69% of the polled are in favour that the national symbol Vytis (a knight on horseback used in Lithuania's coat of arms – ELTA) would be featured on Lithuanian euro coins, writes LETA/ELTA.
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Meanwhile, 7% were against such idea while one fourth had no opinion on the matter.
Each country which introduces the euro has a right to issue circulation coins with one common and one national side. However, same euro banknotes are used all over the European Union.
Lithuanian circulation euro coins will feature three images with Lithuania's coat of arms symbol Vytis. They were created by sculptor Antanas Zukauskas. The first samples of 2015 edition euro coins with Lithuanian national side should be produced by UAB Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla (the Lithuanian Mint) this spring.
Lithuania expects to meet the Maastricht criteria for the euro adoption and introduce the new currency on 1 January 2015.
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